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Suggestions
for Country-Wide and Regional Info
National Geographic:
National
Geographic's Park Profile
Series of illustrated guides to selected
national parks are recommended for trip planning
and an introduction to a park's history, flora,
wildlife, and attractions. Extensive text
and numerous full-color illustrations set
these apart from practical, on-the-road guides:
"Our Inviting Eastern
Parklands"
"The Blue Ridge
Range"
"The Grand Canyon"
"Yellowstone"
National Geographic's "Guide
to the National Parks" series of
regional guides features in-depth coverage
and breathtaking images of all the major parks
in each region, as well as information about
national wildlife refuges, national seashores,
forests, preserves, and other scenic areas.
Alaska
East & Midwest
The Southwest
The United States
The West
David
and Kay Scott:
"Guide to the National
Park Areas Eastern States"
"Guide to the National
Park Areas Western States"
Frommers'
"National Parks
of the American West"
"Family Vacations
in the National Parks"
Fodor's
"Official Guide
to America's National Parks: Complete Coverage
of all 388 NPs"
"National Parks
of the West"
Falcon
Falcon's new Pocket Guides series (each $8.46), with current coverage for seven parks: Acadia, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Olympic, Rocky Mountain and Shenandoah.
Three
NPCA (National Park & Conservation Association)
guides are available:
"Guide to the
NPs in the Heartland"
"Guide to the NPs
in the Northeast"
"Guide to the
NPs in the Southeast Region"
"The
Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges"
is a unique source for lodges located within
the NPs.
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Acadia
Adventures
Prior to park-specific or activity-specific
info, an Acadia NP re-cap. We hope the following
is useful for visits, or revisits, to Acadia
- and gives a sense of the range of resources
for many other NPs.
AMC's
"Discover Acadia
NP: A Guide to Hiking, Biking, & Paddling"
includes camping and outfitter suggestions
along with info. on other other outdoor
activities.
Mountaineer's
"Outdoor Family
Guide to Acadia NP" focuses on hiking,
with briefer biking and paddling sections.
Down
East's compact "Pocket
Guide to Hiking on Mount Desert Island"
and "Pocket Guide
to the Carriage Roads of Acadia NP" have
detailed route maps.
"The
Sea Kayaker's Guide to Mount Desert Island"
has advice about access spots, islands open
to the public, shoreline hazards, and watching
the weather.
"Acadia's
Carriage Roads", "The
Park Loop Road", and "Beyond
the Park Loop Road" include color photographs
(landscapes) and black & white drawings.
"Acadia National Park: Dayhiker's Guide: Maine's Coastal Gem"
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Guides
for Individual Parks
Frommer's
Compact guides include:
Grand
Canyon NP
Rocky Mountain
NP
Yellowstone & Grand
Teton NPs
Yosemite & Sequoia/Kings
NPs
Zion & Bryce NPs
Moon
Handbooks
Moon offers more extensive coverage of:
"Big Island of Hawaii:
Including Hawaii Volcanoes NP"
"Smoky Mountains"
"Yellowstone & Grand Tetons NPs"
"Yosemite NP"
"Zion & Bryce NPs"
Lonely Planet
LP is introducing two new guides this Spring:
"Great Smoky
Mountains & Shenandoah National Parks"
($19.99), and "Zion
& Bryce Canyon National Parks Travel Guide"
($21.99). These join last year's LP National
Parks Guides: "Yellowstone
and Grand Teton National Parks" and "Yosemite"
(each $19.99).
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Outdoor
Recreation Guides
On the Water:
Falcon's "Paddling
Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge Area" and "Paddling
the Boundary Waters & Voyageurs NP"
Fishing:
"Fishing Yellowstone National Park: An Angler's Complete Guide to More than 100 Streams, Rivers, and Lakes"
Bicycling
America's NPs Series
The series offers 4 guides for park-bound
cyclists:
"Arizona & New
Mexico"
"California:
The Best Road & Trail Rides from Joshua
Tree to Redwood NP"
"Oregon&
Washington: The Best Road & Trail Rides
from Crater Lake to Olympic NP "
"Utah & Colorado:
The Best Road & Trail Rides from Canyonlands
to Rocky Mountain NP"
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Hiking
& Walking
Falcon
Falcon's "Best Easy
Day Hikes" series offers a range of walking/light
hiking options in compact guides for the following
National Parks:
"Acadia"
"The Blue Ridge
Parkway"
"Canyonlands &
Arches"
"Death Valley"
"Glacier & Waterton
Lakes"
"Grand Canyon"
"Grand Teton"
"Joshua Tree"
"Mount Rainier"
"Rocky Mountain"
"Sequoia & Kings
Canyon"
"Shenandoah"
"Yellowstone"
"Yosemite"
"Zion & Bryce"
View the entire "Best
Easy Day Hikes" series.
Falcon
guides with more strenuous hikes include:
"Hiking Acadia
NP"
"Hiking
Big Bend NP"
"Hiking the Blue
Ridge Parkway"
"Hiking Glacier
& Waterton Lakes NPs"
"Hiking Grand
Teton NP"
"Hiking Great
Smoky Mountains NP"
"Hiking Mount
Rainer NP"
"Hiking Rocky
Mountains NP"
"Hiking Shenandoah
NP"
"Hiking Yellowstone
NP"
"Hiking Yosemite
NP"
"Hiking Zion
& Bryce NPs"
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